35 Inch Tires And 3.73 Gears

[drpipes]

I am about to do a 6 inch lift and relace my stock tires with 35 inch Mickey Thompson ATZ's. Will I be disappointed in the change in performance? Will a hypertech reprogram help?

[66nova]

I am about to do a 6 inch lift and relace my stock tires with 35 inch Mickey Thompson ATZ's. Will I be disappointed in the change in performance? Will a hypertech reprogram help?

 

You will probably be disappointed in the performance and it will be harder on drive train parts.

 

Hypertech - NO

 

Gears and Blackbear tune - Yes

 

 

Welcome to the site by the way and where are the pics?

[blackout07]

I am about to do a 6 inch lift and relace my stock tires with 35 inch Mickey Thompson ATZ's. Will I be disappointed in the change in performance? Will a hypertech reprogram help?

 

The truck will definately feel more sluggish, but a programmer should help some. You could always regear.

[Zembonez]

I am about to do a 6 inch lift and relace my stock tires with 35 inch Mickey Thompson ATZ's. Will I be disappointed in the change in performance? Will a hypertech reprogram help?

 

The truck will definately feel more sluggish, but a programmer should help some. You could always regear.

 

Another vote for regearing. Go with 4.10s AND a reprogram.

[drpipes]

Thanks for the input! I will post pictures next week when the job is done. I am new to the truck world and I am getting alot of good info from this site.

[Zembonez]

WE LIKE PICTURES!

[svensk]

3.73's will be ok for now, but it will be the equivalent of swapping them out for economy car gears. 4.10 would fair better, but I would go 4.56 which would return your final ratio to stock. Not really needed right away though as most people never re-gear.

[Taylorized]

I have 3.73 with 35's and a 4.8. I have no low end power. I installed a K&N cold air intake and will be doing exhaust this spring.

[hockeypro1411]

Juts because I like posting this link, and I need to get my post count higher lol....

 

http://www.4wheelparts.com/aux_incl/gear_ratio.html

[J-man67]

I am currently running 3.73's with 35's with the 5.3 and its not bad at all. She still moves fine. Having said that, I am still re-gearing to help relieve the stress on the driveline. I am going with a 4.56 if I decided to stick with the 35'5 or 4.88 if I go with a 37. A tune will also help.

[erthoma87]

i am thinking about re-gearing my chevey as well what is some good kits to buy for a decent price?

also i have a reprogramer as well already but i have read the hypertech is no good and that is what i have why is it the worst?

here is my baby just bought new wheels for with a better off set. ill post them when i get them on

now it has

shorty pace setter headers

tru dual exasust

b&s air intake

6 inch pro comp

35 mickey baja claw mtz

6000k hid lights

i just bought the new silverado letters

i wanna sand them down and paint them black and change the bow tie to black to go with the new wheels

what do you think about that idea

[gtivr6]

If you have 32 or 33 do u need to re-gear. I have 5.3L with 3.73. My tire size is going to be 275 or 285/ 55/20 KMC XD Rockstars or Monsters

[Matt_]

you will be dissapointed. and with the 4spd trans DONT waste your money on 4.10s... get 4.56 or 4.88

 

i had the 5.3L, 4spd, 4.10s and 35s and the truck was gutless. Sure... it still moved "ok".. but it was a slug. No passing power, couldnt accelerate on the highway, and it would fall flat on its face trying to accelerate with an EMPTY single axle 10' trailer attached to it.

 

i went with 4.88s and finally had a truck again.

 

worried about gas mileage?? i got BETTER highway gas mileage with my 4.88s and 35s than i did with my 4.10s and 35s .... and yes my truck was a highway driven DD.

 

take it from someone who has been there / done that, plan from the start to regear... and dont waste your money on 4.10s!! there's no speculation or 2nd hand info in this post fwiw.

 

 

EDIT

SOB! this is an oooold thread

[erthoma87]

ok so you are saying the 4.88 are better im not really sure what i am running now. what would be a good place to find them i have been reading a lot of fourms and honestly your the first i have see with this info.

is there a specific brand to buy and how hard is it to do i put everything on my truck myself so i should not have a problem doing it what is the est time on it and would i need a diferental cover also this is for the rear end gears correct

thanks for your help eric

 

"Those who shed blood with me shall forever be my brother"

 

 

 

you will be dissapointed. and with the 4spd trans DONT waste your money on 4.10s... get 4.56 or 4.88

 

i had the 5.3L, 4spd, 4.10s and 35s and the truck was gutless. Sure... it still moved "ok".. but it was a slug. No passing power, couldnt accelerate on the highway, and it would fall flat on its face trying to accelerate with an EMPTY single axle 10' trailer attached to it.

 

i went with 4.88s and finally had a truck again.

 

worried about gas mileage?? i got BETTER highway gas mileage with my 4.88s and 35s than i did with my 4.10s and 35s .... and yes my truck was a highway driven DD.

 

take it from someone who has been there / done that, plan from the start to regear... and dont waste your money on 4.10s!! there's no speculation or 2nd hand info in this post fwiw.

 

 

EDIT

SOB! this is an oooold thread

[Matt_]

eric... i cant say whether you can or cant install the gears because im not sure what the extent of you mechanical ability really is. generally, gears are the type of thing that "if you have to ask, you cant install them". gear installs require a few specialized tools, a lot of patience, and experience! if you dont know someone who has done a gear install to watch over your shoulder, dont even bother...

 

find a good local shop, talk to them... they'll tell you what brand they recommend and have good results with.

 

both 4.56s and 4.88s will work. i highly recommend 4.88s and have heard many people say they wish they went with 4.88s instead of 4.56s.